PBP Commentary

Coming up we have a featherweight MMA rules bout between Johnnie Walker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Viktor Sayenko (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Well, the cameraman is lingering on a pretty young lady for a bit too long there. Keep your eyes on the fighters buddy or you'll miss the fighter intros!

Walker
vs
Sayenko

170 cm
26
145 lbs
5 - 6 - 0

172 cm
20
151 lbs
1 - 0 - 1

Abu Dhabi Champ
Excellent boxer
Very strong

Dangerous GnP
Excellent MT
Heavy handed

Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the featherweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of 5 - 6 - 0, fighting out of St Petersburg, Johnnie Walker!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of 1 - 0 - 1, fighting out of St Petersburg, Viktor Sayenko!
The judges for this bout are Igor Prikhodko, Fedor Mirinova and Valeri Chadov.

The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Sayenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Walker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Walker fails to land with the punch combination there - jab, cross, hook, miss, miss, miss.
Sayenko keeping a good distance there, avoiding the body shot.
Walker lunges in with swinging rights and lefts but Sayenko circles away quickly and effectively.
Nice cross by Sayenko.
Sayenko doesn't react quick enough there as he takes a shot to the body.
Sayenko is the aggressor but that punch slipped nicely by Walker.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Sayenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Sayenko throws a nice hook to the body that draws an oooh from the crowd.
Johnnie Walker seems to be the more aggressive standup fighter in this bout.
Walker shoots for a takedown but Sayenko saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Walker looks to land a left hand but Sayenko moved out of range nicely.
Walker swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker missing with a left hand there. Sayenko was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Walker walks into a left hand.
Walker takes a swing at Sayenko's ribcage but misses.
Viktor Sayenko is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Nice shot by Sayenko.

Walker darts in and clinches Sayenko up against the ropes.
Sayenko tried to land a shot to the body but connects with Walker's elbow.
Sayenko misses with a punch to the body.
Walker fails to land with a short punch on the inside.
Sayenko tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.

Walker has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Sayenko is trying to keep an underhook but Walker manages to get the takedown into half guard.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Sayenko is looking for a sweep. Walker is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Walker throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Sayenko keeping his head moving to avoid the ground and pound.
Sayenko gets full guard.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Sayenko holds on and takes a little breather.
Walker wants to control from the top but Sayenko keeps moving.
Walker tries to free his leg and advance position but Sayenko is retaining full guard.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sayenko keeping full guard, as Walker tries to pass.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Sayenko trying to control the position.
Walker has been looking to land a fair amount of strikes on the ground. He might be looking to soften his opponent up in order to work for a submission.
Sayenko working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Walker.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Walker accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Walker throws a big right hand that misses.
Sayenko trying to control the position.
Sayenko keeping moving, preventing Walker from controlling successfully.
The fighters are trapped in the ropes so we're going to have a reposition here. The ref calls for a break and repositions the fighters in the center of the ring.
Sayenko looking to control the pace of the fight rather than finish it.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
The fighters are tangled up in the ropes here. We might need a restart if the fighters can't break free themselves.
Walker is working Sayenko over from the guard. He should look to pass the guard and do a little more damage with these strikes.
Walker pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Sayenko is keeping the position for now.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko is trying to control the position from the bottom.
Sayenko tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Walker throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Sayenko works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Sayenko trying to keep a closed guard but Walker is proving a slippery customer.
Walker working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Sayenko looking to hit a scissor sweep but Walker is one step ahead there.
Sayenko utilising some decent striking defenses from the guard, preventing the ground and pound.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close round but I would say that Johnnie Walker will probably get the nod.
The minute break is over - no more time for sponges and pep talks - back to the action!

Walker gets cracked with a nice right hand there by Sayenko.
Sayenko uses good head movement to avoid the hook from Walker.
Walker connects with a lovely jab that went straight through the gap between Sayenko's hands.
Sayenko missing with a left hand there. Walker was out of range so wasted energy throwing that one.
Sayenko throws a nice outside leg kick.
A looping hook to the body misses from Walker. Sayenko does a little dance to reset his feet.
Walker throws a monster uppercut resembling something out of street fighter but it doesn't land.
Sayenko gets cracked there but stands up to it.
Sayenko scores with a nice body kick.
Walker takes a swing at Sayenko's ribcage but misses.
Sayenko connects with a crisp jab.
Sayenko avoids a lazy jab quite easily.

That's one minute gone in the round.
Walker with a jab.

Walker closes the distance and clinches.
Walker lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sayenko throws a hook to the body. More of an arm punch but it's all scoring with the judges.
Walker can't find room to land a body shot as Sayenko controls the action.
Sayenko tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Sayenko is leaning against Walker and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Walker tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Walker jumps guard but Sayenko stands there with Walker around his waist. Walker gives up and drops back to his feet. We remain in the clinch.
Walker is trying to maintain a safe position but Sayenko gets an underhook and turns Walker into the ropes.
Sayenko works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Walker blocks a body shot from Sayenko.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker scores with a shoulder strike.
The fans in attendance giving it up for the two fighters, who have really let it all hang out in the last minute or so!
Sayenko scores with a shoulder strike.
Sayenko fails to land with a short punch on the inside.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Walker tries to break the clinch but Sayenko is controlling the position.
Sayenko is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Sayenko blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
Sayenko tries a body shot but Walker blocks it.
Sayenko presses Walker against the ropes and delivers a mid-strength body shot.
Walker tries a body shot but Sayenko blocks it.
Walker looking to slow down the pace here.
Walker lands a body shot.
Walker takes a shot to the head.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayenko.
Walker working some nice short punches in the clinch.
Sayenko misses with a punch to the body.
Walker doesn't land with the attempted body shot.
A short uppercut from Sayenko.

Walker wants the takedown. Sayenko is fighting it off but Walker persists and manages to bring the fight to the ground, ending up in Sayenko's guard against the ropes.
Walker loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Sayenko seems keen to control rather than go for a submission, at least for now.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
Walker postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Walker wants to pass the guard but Sayenko is keeping the position.
Sayenko is trying to control the position but Walker postures up.
Walker with a flurry of punches that miss.
Walker throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Sayenko is working the butterfly guard. He manages to land a nice scissor sweep and is now in half guard on the top. Nice move.
Walker gets back to full guard.
Sayenko must be cautious of submissions here, given that his opponent has the superior Jiu Jitsu.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko trying to control the position from guard on top but Walker is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Walker tries to land a sweep but no joy.
Sayenko postures up.
Sayenko preventing the sweep.
Sayenko thows a big elbow that misses.
Walker looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
The crowd are going absolutely nuts as the round comes to an end - what a fantastic round of action!
Sayenko postures up.
Walker preventing the ground and pound from doing any damage.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.

That was a close second round but I would say that Johnnie Walker will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!

Walker takes the fight into the clinch.
Walker prevents a body shot from Sayenko.
Walker blocks an uppercut.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Walker is working hard here but doesn't seem to be able to control effectively, up against the ropes.
Walker blocking some punches.
Sayenko prevents the takedown attempt.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Sayenko lands with a right to the head.
Viktor Sayenko seems to be working more effectively in the clinch in the fight so far.
Sayenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Walker is working for a takedown up against the ropes. He can't get it on this occasion though.
Sayenko misses with a body punch.
Walker blocking some punches.
A body shot lands from Sayenko.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sayenko is trying to stall.

That's one minute gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Sayenko.
Sayenko blocks an uppercut.
Sayenko works on Walker's body with a couple of short punches.
Nice body punch from Sayenko - that landed with a thud.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Sayenko lands a hook to the side of the head.
Sayenko lands a body shot.
Walker blocks a body shot from Sayenko.
Sayenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Walker blocks a body shot from Sayenko.
Sayenko makes some space for himself and lands an uppercut.
Sayenko lands a right hand that snaps the head of Walker backwards.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Walker is looking for a takedown up against the ropes. Sayenko gets underhooks though and prevents the takedown attempt.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Johnnie Walker. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Walker tries a body shot but Sayenko blocks it.
Sayenko misses with a body punch.
Walker lands a right hand.
Walker looking for a takedown.
Sayenko misses with some punches.

That's two minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko leaning his opponent against the ropes.
Walker jumps guard but his hands slip and he falls flat on his back. Well, he's made himself look a right mug there, as Sayenko walks away with a smile on his face. Walker gets slowly back to his feet and shakes his head.
Sayenko looks to score with a jab to the body but Walker is just out of range.
Sayenko takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Sayenko scores with a straight right hand, right through his opponent's guard.
Walker throws a hard body shot but it just misses.

Walker has Sayenko up against the ropes in a clinch.
Walker blocks a body shot from Sayenko.
Sayenko throws a punch but it's blocked by Walker.
Sayenko lands a nice uppercut.
Sayenko working on landing some head shots here - that one got through nicely.

Walker is rocked!
Walker wants a takedown but no success here.

That's three minutes gone in the round.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Walker.
Sayenko lands a nice uppercut.
Oh Walker is still all over the place! His legs are completely gone! Will he be able to recover?!!
Sayenko tries to land a shot to the body but it's blocked.
Sayenko lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Sayenko misses with a hook to the ribs.
Sayenko is working Walker over against the ropes.
Sayenko stalling in the clinch but Walker improves position.
Sayenko scores with a nice hook to the head.
A short right from Walker on the inside.
Sayenko blocks a body shot from Walker.
Walker lands with a left to the head.
Sayenko dictating the pace here, as the fighters clinch against the ropes.
Nice body punch from Sayenko - that landed with a thud.
Sayenko can't find room to land a body shot as Walker controls the action.
A head punch on the inside from Walker fails to land.
Walker is trying to slow down the pace in the clinch, to catch his breath.
Sayenko tries to work over Walker's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
A body shot lands from Sayenko.
Wooooo! Give it up for these two warriors! They are putting on a show!
Walker swings away with an uppercut that misses.
A right hook to the body lands for Sayenko.

That's four minutes gone in the round.
Sayenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayenko digs a right hand underneath Walker's ribcage. Walker let out a lung full of air as it connected.
Sayenko avoiding damage.
Sayenko lands a shoulder strike that jolts his opponent's head backwards.
Nice body punch from Sayenko - that landed with a thud.
Sayenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
With the fighters clinched against the ropes, Sayenko creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Sayenko lands on the inside with an uppercut.
Sayenko leaning against his opponent.
Walker tries to pull guard but Sayenko won't allow it.
Sayenko misses with a shot to the kidneys.
Sayenko softening up his opponent with strikes, against the ropes.
Sayenko dips a shoulder and cracks Walker with a mighty uppercut! Walker falls back against the ropes and Sayenko unloads with a barrage of strikes! Walker is completely out with his eyes open, only supported by the ropes! Save him ref! Eventually the ref decides to do his job and jumps in - Sayenko screams abuse at the incompetent official before going over to celebrate with his corner. Brutal stuff!

Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:44 of round 3, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Viktor Sayenko!